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• Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus was nominated for seven Emmy Awards for her portrayal of Elaine Benes in the 1990s sitcom Seinfeld. She is a two-time Emmy-winner, once for Seinfeld and once for The New Adventures of Old Christine, which she has starred in since 2006.TV Guide: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Profile

  Dreyfus will be featured in the April 2009 issue of Shape magazine. In an interview with the magazine, Dreyfus says that she struggles to maintain her weight and says her biggest weakness is bacon.People: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Reveals Her Weakness for Bacon... (February 25, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: January 13, 1961
  2. 1982-1985: Saturday Night Live cast member
  3. Married actor/writer Brad Hall in 1987
  4. Height: 5'3"Bazaar.com: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Interview (April 2008)
  5. Father is the former CEO of the Louis Dreyfus GroupBazaar.com: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Interview (April 2008)
  6. Grew up in Manhattan and Washington, D.C.Bazaar.com: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Interview (April 2008)
  7. Attended Northwestern University in Evanston, IllinoisTV Guide: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Profile
  8. Won five American Comedy Awards for Seinfeld
  9. Hid her two pregnancies under baggy clothes while she was on SeinfeldBazaar.com: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Interview (April 2008)
  10. Was offered the role of Alison Stern in Private Parts
  11. Made her film debut in Woody Allen's Hannah and her Sisters
  12. Star of The New Adventures of Old ChristinePeople: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Reveals Her Weakness for Bacon... (February 25, 2009)
  13. Featured on the cover of the April 2009 edition of Shape magazinePeople: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Reveals Her Weakness for Bacon... (February 25, 2009)

• Television Career

  Louis-Dreyfus met Larry David during the mid-1980s while a cast member on Saturday Night Live. After Seinfeld, she starred in the sitcom Watching Ellie, which was canceled after two seasons. She found more success, however, in the series The New Adventures of Old Christine, about a divorced mother living with her children and running a women's gym.TV Guide: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Profile

  Louis-Dreyfus has made guest appearances on Arrested Development and as herself on Curb Your Enthusiasm.

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